Must dos for final days of Vivid Sydney 2013
7 June 2013With just four days remaining until the Vivid Sydney lights turn off for another year, here's a Top Ten Vivid Essentials List...
Read more about Must dos for final days of Vivid Sydney 2013Blues fans ready for State of Origin opener
5 June 2013Ministers for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris and Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham Annesley, are urging NSW fans to get right behind the NSW Blues as they prepare to do battle in the 2013 State of Origin opener at Sydney's ANZ Stadium.
Read more about Blues fans ready for State of Origin openerOrigin opener ticket includes public transport
5 June 2013NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham Annesley, is recommending sports fans heading to ANZ Stadium tomorrow night for the State of Origin blockbuster between the mighty NSW Blues and the Queensland Maroons should leave the car at home and take public transport.
Read more about Origin opener ticket includes public transportHappy Birthday Scoot!
5 June 2013Destination NSW CEO, Sandra Chipchase, has congratulated long-haul budget airline, Scoot, on its first anniversary of flying into Sydney from Singapore.
Read more about Happy Birthday Scoot!Emirates second A380 service welcomed to NSW
3 June 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, has welcomed the arrival over the weekend of Emirates second daily A380 flight to Sydney, increasing the airline's capacity by 38 per cent (1,890 seats per week).
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3 June 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, today announced that the NSW Government is rolling out a new program of free workshops called 'NSW First', designed to provide tourism operators with information and skills to grow their own business and their region.
Read more about NSW Government launches new skills workshops to grow regional tourism$400,000 campaign warms Sydney’s winter events
3 June 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, today announced a new campaign to boost visitors to NSW during winter by highlighting Sydney's event line up and promoting travel packages.
Read more about $400,000 campaign warms Sydney’s winter eventsSydney Harbour Bridge turns blue for the NSW Blues
3 June 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events George Souris, tonight joined NSW State of Origin vice captain Robbie Farah, and NRL fans in lighting up the western face of the Harbour Bridge blue, in support of the NSW rugby league team.
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31 May 2013Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, is encouraging the public to attend the 2013 Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month, which starts tomorrow.
Read more about Hunter Valley Wine and Food Month starts tomorrowRecord crowds flock to harbour foreshore during Vivid Sydney opening weekend
31 May 2013With the longest ever Light Walk in Vivid Sydney's five year history, a record 100,000-plus visitors headed to the city's harbour foreshore for the annual festival of light, music and ideas during its opening weekend (24-26 May).
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